The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-29

At seven O'Clock Tuesday evening q
telegram was received by Mr.. Patterson TO
have the body of Mr.. McCurdy embalm-
ed and sent To Wooster, Ohio, the home
and birthplace of his wife, for interment.
Arrangements were Immediately made
to carry out the request, and ut 5 o clock
Wednesday, under escort of the Knights
Templar, of which order deceased was
an honered member, the body was re-
moved to the &. st. p. NJ. 4 0. depot,
followed by large cOncOurse of sorrow
ing friends. Germania Band led the
procession and to the slow steps of a
funeral march, ali that remained of Ohio
c. McCurdy was started on a last long
journey.
The father, mother and sister of de-
ceased, with Mr.. Perry Zimmerman, Il
life long and dear friend of the family
accompanied the body to its journeys
end, and Thursday morning at & o'clock
arrivd ut their destination.
Mr.. McCurdy was born i'm Van Vert,
Ohio, about 1854. lie was educated at
Wooster, Ohio, and Poughkeepsie, n.
Y, and until his removal to this city
some four years ago, resided at the place
of his birth. After arriving at the age
of maturity, he formed a co-partnership
with his father in the hardware business,
and during this period was quite largely
interested in the Van Vert Gas Compa-
n.y. He disposed of his business inter-
ests there when he came to MankatO to
construct the works where his young
| life was so suddenly cut off. Il every
business venture Mr.. McCurdy made a
success. He was possessed of business
qualifications rarely observed in young
| man, and was one of those active, nerv-
GUS men who could not endure trouble
without being wrought up To very high
pitch. The difficulty encountered at
the works here during the past ten days
caused him great anxiety and much hard
labor. In fact he worked beyond his
power of endurance. Only the day be-
fore yesterday he told the writer here
of that he had not had his clothing of
for four days and nights, but that now
they were getting everything all right
again he hoped TO be able TO take a
rest soon. The poor fellow has reached
that haven of rest where he will never
know aught of further earthly troubles
and business perpleXities.
He was married some six or seven
years ago TO Miss Ella Wilson, of Woos.
ter, Ohio. About one year ago Mrs. Nc
Curdy returned to Ohio To spend some
time with her mother, and some six
months ago had born to her girl babe
Upon the reception of this glad news,
the father went nearly wild with joy
He made two or three trips down there
to visit his family, and expected to &C
again as soon as the gas works were IN
running order.
AS the.train left the depot Wednes
day, hardly a dry eye was visible among
the large number of people who haC
gathered to pay their last respects to hin
who all so highly esteemed, and wht
was SO ruthlessly cut down just at time
when life was most full Of promise. L
was sad occasion, and everyone had 1
sympathetic word for the wife, aged ant
crushed parents and brotherless sister
The remains, under the skillful hands
of Mr.. Jno. Klein, were embalmed il
the most perfect manner, and the caske
was one of the finest ever used in TIT
city.